The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s World Heritage Committee last month decided to put Mount Fuji, together with the Miho-no-Matsubara pine grove by Suruga Bay, on the U.N. agency’s World Heritage list.
From July 25 to Aug. 3, the Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectural governments plan to charge a ¥1,000 fee on a trial basis from every climber who goes to the fifth station or higher stations of Mount Fuji. They will use the resulting funds for improving trails, huts and guide signs. The prefectural governments should also use a portion of the funds to help protect the environment and to improve emergency medical services for climbers. |
